HI SB 52
died on adjournmentRELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Requires the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-15
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- RHOADSprimary
- CHANGprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-11
Reported from TCA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 236) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-05
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-05
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31
The committee(s) on TCA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-01-16
Referred to TCA/AEN, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-15
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-08
Pending Introduction.
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Votes
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-05 · pass · 3-2
Member-level votes (6)
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Inouye: no
- DeCorte: no
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-05 · pass · 3-2
Member-level votes (5)
- Gabbard: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rhoads: yes
- DeCoite: no
- Awa: no
Related bills
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